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Atlanta man charged with his new wife’s murder after engaging in deadly shootout with gang in drug buy gone bad – Alisha Stephens was killed when Michael LaVigne opened fire on Latin Kings members who’d robbed them at gunpoint during crystal meth buy

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h6> <&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Alisha Watkins Stephens was killed in an Oct&period; 22&comma; 2018 shooting at a DeKalb County Popeyes restaurant&period; Now her husband&comma; Michael Dale LaVigne&comma; has been charged in her death<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Stephens&comma; 35&comma; was shot 10 times outside a Popeyes in Atlanta&comma; Ga&period;&comma; after her husband of four months Michael LaVigne drew his gun and opened fire on Latin Kings drug dealers<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>The couple were outside a Popeyes fast food restaurant in Atlanta around<&sol;strong><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong> 9pm&comma;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong> trying to buy crystal meth from two men&comma; who robbed them instead &&num;8211&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>an argument broke out and LaVigne pulled a weapon and shots fired<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Latin Kings gang member&comma; Carlos Rodriguez&comma; 19&comma; robbed the couple at gunpoint&comma; lavigne drew his gun and fired leading to the shootout&comma; his new bride&comma; <&sol;span><&sol;strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Stephens died after she was hit 10 times<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>LaVigne himself is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot seven times in the shootout <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>After it emerged that newlywed couple had gone to the restaurant parking lot to buy meth from two men&comma; LaVigne was indicted by a grand jury on murder&comma; drug and firearm charges <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Two alleged members of the Latin King gang&comma; Carlos Rodriguez&comma; 19&comma; and 29-year-old Juan Carlos Ortiz have also been charged with felony murder <&sol;span>  <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"author-section byline-plain"><img class&equals;"" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Alisha-Stephens-and-Michael-LaVigne-1&period;jpg&quest;zoom&equals;1&period;100000023841858&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1&amp&semi;w&equals;450" alt&equals;"Alisha Stephens and Michael LaVigne 1" width&equals;"580" height&equals;"560" &sol;><strong>Victim&colon;<&sol;strong> <strong>Newlyweds&comma;<&sol;strong> <strong>Alisha Stephens with her husband Michael LaVigne&period; Stephens died after she was repeatedly shot in the parking lot of a Popeyes fast food chicken restaurant in Atlanta on Oct 22&comma; 2018<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"author-section byline-plain">A newlywed husband has been charged&comma; along with two gang affiliated suspects&comma; over the death of his wife who was shot dead outside a Popeyes fast food restaurant&period;<br &sol;>Alisha Watkins Stephens&comma; 35&comma; died in the shooting and her new husband Michael LaVigne was critically injured alongside another victim&comma; as they left the fast food restaurant in Atlanta&comma; Georgia&comma; at 9pm on October 22 last year Alisha Watkins Stephens was killed&period;<br &sol;><iframe style&equals;"width&colon; 120px&semi; height&colon; 240px&semi;" src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ws-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;q&quest;ServiceVersion&equals;20070822&amp&semi;OneJS&equals;1&amp&semi;Operation&equals;GetAdHtml&amp&semi;MarketPlace&equals;US&amp&semi;source&equals;ac&amp&semi;ref&equals;qf&lowbar;sp&lowbar;asin&lowbar;til&amp&semi;ad&lowbar;type&equals;product&lowbar;link&amp&semi;tracking&lowbar;id&equals;konniemomen0a-20&amp&semi;marketplace&equals;amazon&amp&semi;region&equals;US&amp&semi;placement&equals;B077M8MV22&amp&semi;asins&equals;B077M8MV22&amp&semi;linkId&equals;dd9b2505b6a7e917a89a13cc0fd19fcb&amp&semi;show&lowbar;border&equals;false&amp&semi;link&lowbar;opens&lowbar;in&lowbar;new&lowbar;window&equals;false&amp&semi;price&lowbar;color&equals;333333&amp&semi;title&lowbar;color&equals;0066C0&amp&semi;bg&lowbar;color&equals;FFFFFF" frameborder&equals;"0" marginwidth&equals;"0" marginheight&equals;"0" scrolling&equals;"no"><br &sol;>&NewLine; <&sol;iframe><iframe style&equals;"width&colon; 120px&semi; height&colon; 240px&semi;" src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ws-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;q&quest;ServiceVersion&equals;20070822&amp&semi;OneJS&equals;1&amp&semi;Operation&equals;GetAdHtml&amp&semi;MarketPlace&equals;US&amp&semi;source&equals;ac&amp&semi;ref&equals;qf&lowbar;sp&lowbar;asin&lowbar;til&amp&semi;ad&lowbar;type&equals;product&lowbar;link&amp&semi;tracking&lowbar;id&equals;konniemomen0a-20&amp&semi;marketplace&equals;amazon&amp&semi;region&equals;US&amp&semi;placement&equals;B01LC8A37I&amp&semi;asins&equals;B01LC8A37I&amp&semi;linkId&equals;14e1ba5e68f94f0d1393f1ad4219d434&amp&semi;show&lowbar;border&equals;false&amp&semi;link&lowbar;opens&lowbar;in&lowbar;new&lowbar;window&equals;false&amp&semi;price&lowbar;color&equals;333333&amp&semi;title&lowbar;color&equals;0066c0&amp&semi;bg&lowbar;color&equals;ffffff" frameborder&equals;"0" marginwidth&equals;"0" marginheight&equals;"0" scrolling&equals;"no"><br &sol;>The mother-of-three&comma; who married LaVigne two weeks before her death&comma; was shot 10 times and her husband was blasted seven times &&num;8211&semi; with four wounds to the head&period;<br &sol;>At the time their families did not know why they could have been attacked and said they were &&num;8216&semi;in the wrong place at the wrong time&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>Police are now saying that the couple went to the parking lot to by crystal meth from two men&comma; the <a class&equals;"class" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ajc&period;com&sol;news&sol;crime--law&sol;just-newlywed-charged-with-bride-murder-outside-dekalb-popeye&sol;Xxp1AyyWPDWnBlInRjVNNP&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;fark&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;website&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;content&equals;link&amp&semi;ICID&equals;ref&lowbar;fark" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Atlanta Journal-Constitution<&sol;a> reports&period;&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><img class&equals;"" style&equals;"font-size&colon; 1em&semi; font-weight&colon; 600&semi;" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Juan-Carlos-Ortiz-1&period;jpg&quest;zoom&equals;1&period;100000023841858&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1&amp&semi;w&equals;450" alt&equals;"Juan Carlos Ortiz 1" width&equals;"580" height&equals;"453" &sol;><strong style&equals;"font-size&colon; 1em&semi;">Police arrested Latin Kings gang members 19-year-old Carlos Rodriguez &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; and  29-year-old Juan Carlos Ortiz and charged both with felony murder in the death of Alisha Stephens<&sol;strong><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The day after the killing 19-year-old Carlos Rodriguez was arrested and charged with murder&period;<br &sol;>But it has now emerged that LaVigne has been charged with murder&comma; according to his indictment&comma; and is one of three men charged as part of a drug trafficking scheme&period;<iframe style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi;" src&equals;"&sol;&sol;rcm-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;cm&quest;o&equals;1&amp&semi;p&equals;48&amp&semi;l&equals;ur1&amp&semi;category&equals;truck&amp&semi;banner&equals;1478RWP4MP8JHE54KFR2&amp&semi;f&equals;ifr&amp&semi;linkID&equals;411898d6315e60c1644ebed71e77f529&amp&semi;t&equals;konniemomen0a-20&amp&semi;tracking&lowbar;id&equals;konniemomen0a-20" width&equals;"728" height&equals;"90" frameborder&equals;"0" marginwidth&equals;"0" scrolling&equals;"no"><&sol;iframe><&sol;p><&sol;div><&sol;iframe><br &sol;>According to police&comma; LaVigne and Stephens were in the parking lot looking to buy drugs from two men who are alleged to be gang members when an argument broke out which led to a shootout&period;<br &sol;>Rodriguez allegedly robbed LaVigne at gunpoint&comma; who then pulled out a firearm and let off a volley of shots&comma; the indictment states&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><img class&equals;"" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Alisha-Stephens-1&period;jpg&quest;zoom&equals;1&period;100000023841858&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1&amp&semi;w&equals;450" alt&equals;"Alisha Stephens 1" width&equals;"580" height&equals;"421" &sol;><strong>Two weeks a bride&colon; Mother-of-three Alisha <strong>Stephens<&sol;strong> with her children &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; from a previous relationship&period; She had only been married to LaVigne for two weeks before she was gunned down<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><img class&equals;"" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Popeyes-in-Atlanta-Georgia-where-Alisha-stephens-was-killed-1&period;jpg&quest;zoom&equals;1&period;100000023841858&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1&amp&semi;w&equals;450" alt&equals;"Popeyes in Atlanta&comma; Georgia&comma; where Alisha stephens was killed 1" width&equals;"580" height&equals;"364" &sol;><strong>Stephens and LaVigne had gone to the parking lot of a Popeyes restaurant in Atlanta&comma; Ga&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb; to make a drug  buy &lbrack;crystal meth&rsqb;&comma; but ended up in a gunfight with their would be suppliers<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>Rodriguez and a third suspect&comma; 29-year-old Juan Carlos Ortiz&comma; are believed to be members of the Latin Kings gang&comma; who allegedly orchestrated the drug sale from prison&comma; the District Attorney&&num;8217&semi;s office said&period;<br &sol;>LaVigne claimed he had no memory of what happened in the parking lot as he was shot four times in the head and was unable to attend his wife&&num;8217&semi;s funeral as he was undergoing a series of surgeries&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group floatRHS">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><img class&equals;"" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i2&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Alisha-Stephens-2&period;jpg&quest;zoom&equals;1&period;100000023841858&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1&amp&semi;w&equals;450" alt&equals;"Alisha Stephens 2" width&equals;"580" height&equals;"717" &sol;><strong>Joy of new beginning&colon; Oct 8&comma; Alisha Stephens posted images of her new status and marriage to LaVigne on Facebook&period; She&&num;8217&semi;d only been married for two weeks when she was killed&comma; caught in the cross fire during her husband&&num;8217&semi;s alleged drug buy<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div> A DeKalb grand jury last week indicted LaVigne on numerous counts&comma; including felony murder&comma; and drug and firearm charges and he was arrested&period; <br &sol;><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ronmat96&period;gaming777&period;hop&period;clickbank&period;net"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gamingjobsonline&period;com&sol;images&sol;banner&sol;250&sol;250x250-1&period;jpg" rel&equals;"prettyPhoto"><&sol;a><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ronmat96&period;gaming777&period;hop&period;clickbank&period;net"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gamingjobsonline&period;com&sol;images&sol;banner&sol;250&sol;250x250-2&period;jpg" rel&equals;"prettyPhoto"><&sol;a><br &sol;>Rodriguez and Ortiz are included in the 14-count indictment on charges of malice murder&comma; felony murder&comma; violation of street gang and terrorism prevention laws&comma; armed robbery&comma; aggravated assault and drugs&period;<br &sol;>Stephens&comma; who has three children from a previous relationship&comma; got married on October 8&comma; two weeks before the shooting&period;<br &sol;>&&num;8216&semi;She&&num;8217&semi;s got three beautiful children that she leaves behind&comma; and my heart just hurts for them&period;<br &sol;>&&num;8216&semi;The 14-year-old is really taking it hard&comma; but she&&num;8217&semi;s a spitting image of my sister&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Stephan&&num;8217&semi;s sister Teresa Dean said at the time of the attack&period;<br &sol;>She described her killing as a &&num;8216&semi;needless&comma; senseless act of violence&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>&&num;8216&semi;I don&&num;8217&semi;t have the money to pay for a proper funeral for her&period; She is so very young&period;<br &sol;>&&num;8216&semi;We are all in shock and ask for your prayers of support&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she added&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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